Canadian Banknotes

Lower denominations are of course easier to afford. The highest denomination I have is a 2 number - bird series - radar 50.
You are sure right about the mint products, I have a couple that have increased in value - the square beaver and the coloured maple leaf series - but most of the ones I bought are worth less than I paid for them.

Bill

Hello ScottishMoney,

You are correct the one, two and twenty dollar notes are beautiful Canadian notes.
Here are some pics for others if interested.


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I used to have a couple of Charter $10 bills, one was Bank of Nova Scotia, I think the other was Canadian Bank of Commerce. I wisht I had never sold them off now, they got quite pricey since, and I cannot find nice ones like those now.

The only active well, semi active anyway Canadian interest I have is Canadian Tire Money. My collection is still small, but I would really like to get some of the earlier issues, especially the 3¢ notes from the earliest series. Once in Hamilton, ON I saw one in a plexiglass donation box at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum there. I would have gladly forked over a Sir Wilfred Laurier for it.

G'day, I am interested in the BANK OF CANADA $20 of 1935, featuring Princess Elizabeth. There is one currently for sale on ebay, item number 160146056846: slabbed; grade 20 [looks to be very circulated to me]; and the seller describes it as "large seal" - so I guess that there are varieties of 1935 $20. That item has a Buy-it-now price of US$2,599.
My questions are: do these notes usually sell in that price range ?
What would an unslabbed note of the common variety [small seal ?] usually fetch at auction ?
Peter in Oz

Even with a reverse like this, which BTW is WONDERFUL:



I think the price a bit out of reality. It is a rare and desirable note, but not at the price at which I can buy a Bust Dollar in nice condition at.

Better nix Lizzie the $20 off of my list unfortunately and stick to the $1 and $2 in unc.

One thing about buying slabbed notes is to checked if it states EPQ Exceptional Paper Quality on the description.
If it does not, the note can still be uncirculated but the EPQ designation will not be given if the note has been pressed. Most collectors of high quality notes would not consider to purchase a pressed note because it has been altered. In many cases the embossing is lost, the waves which were common in older notes may have been made flat and creases/folds etc may be hidden if not carefully looked at.
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I own a few notes from Canada. I don't have a huge interest in collecting Canadaian notes